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but it became one of the most violent days of the civil rights movement. march 7th, 1965, alabama. 600 demonstrators set off to march 54 miles from selma, to montgomery, to bring attention to the need for voting rights protections in the south. they were led by civil rights activist jose williams and now congressman john lewis. >> as we crossed the bridge, we were met by state troopers who shot us with tier gas. beat us with night sticks, and trampled us with horses. i was hit on the head and suffered a concussion on the bridge. >> reporter: lewis and 16 others were taken to hospitals, and the day was known thereafter as bloody sunday. since then, selma has hosted a bridge crossing jubilee on the first sunday in march. year after year, thousands return to cross the bridge. civil rights activists and leaders and members of congress have reenacted the march. in the final months of his administration, president clinton crossed the bridge in 2000. he returned in 2007 with then senator hillary clinton along senator barack obama at the start of the 2008 presiden
but it became one of the most violent days of the civil rights movement. march 7th, 1965, alabama. 600 demonstrators set off to march 54 miles from selma, to montgomery, to bring attention to the need for voting rights protections in the south. they were led by civil rights activist jose williams and now congressman john lewis. >> as we crossed the bridge, we were met by state troopers who shot us with tier gas. beat us with night sticks, and trampled us with horses. i was hit on the head...
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the civil rights movement. what they did is to make recommendations about what legislation would look like that might do something to help alleviate some of these problems >> professor, just to go back, were all the members originally appointed by president eisenhower? >> the members were appointed by him and confirmed by the senate. in those days you had to be confirmed by the senate. it was bipartisan. some of the people were democrats and some were republicans. >> now, going back to mr. wilkins also, any relation to academic roger wilkins of today? >> no, he is related. another whole family. my dear friend, roger, is not related to that family. later a professor at harvard his name was also wilkens. the chicago illinois republican okens as opposed to the democrats. >> how did the commission changed? >> i called something about being with friends, among friends. the commissioners were all saying to themselves, these are good, solid democrats or liberals. they're going to do everything we say that needs to be
the civil rights movement. what they did is to make recommendations about what legislation would look like that might do something to help alleviate some of these problems >> professor, just to go back, were all the members originally appointed by president eisenhower? >> the members were appointed by him and confirmed by the senate. in those days you had to be confirmed by the senate. it was bipartisan. some of the people were democrats and some were republicans. >> now,...
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commission on civil rights. here's a history of the u.s. commission on civil rights. marrymary francis berry on booktv on c-span2. >>> booktv is on facebook. like us to interact with booktv guests and viewers. watch videos and get up to date information on events. ..
commission on civil rights. here's a history of the u.s. commission on civil rights. marrymary francis berry on booktv on c-span2. >>> booktv is on facebook. like us to interact with booktv guests and viewers. watch videos and get up to date information on events. ..
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equal rights, civil rights, voting rights still a fight. >> to secure the gains this country has made requires vigilance. >> reporter: but president obama, living proof that progress has been made. america's first african-american president. >> because they marched city councils changed and state legislatures changed and congress changed and yes, eventually the white house changed. >> john lewis is the sole surviving speaker from 1953. >> 50 years later we can ride where we want to ride and stay with we want to stay. >> reporter: tens of thousands gathered on the national mall for the commemoration including dr. king's family also jimmy carter and bill clinton. plus care line kennedy, forest whitaker and oprah winfrey. >> dr. king believed our destinies are all intertwined and he knew our hopes and our dreams really are all the same. >> we've got to keep on fighting and we've got to vindicate and stand up and substantiate that the dream goes on until the dream is achieved. >> on this anniversary the president spoke about joining together to build the middle class with improved health
equal rights, civil rights, voting rights still a fight. >> to secure the gains this country has made requires vigilance. >> reporter: but president obama, living proof that progress has been made. america's first african-american president. >> because they marched city councils changed and state legislatures changed and congress changed and yes, eventually the white house changed. >> john lewis is the sole surviving speaker from 1953. >> 50 years later we can ride...
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oute was a case that came in favor of the plaintiff. >> so someone could buy one right now? get a certification from the faa? >> not really. and you could buy something like a parrot ar for $300. it is a vehicle you comply by your ipad. more than likely you will not get sued over that in all likelihood. the faa does bay and the commercial use of drones today but that is set to be relaxed in 2015. then we will have an economic incentive. i think this will be a wonderful thing. i think this technology is deeply transformative. i sent they are basically applying smart phone. went to we are never get there unless we place limits and domesticate this problem of privacy because of our reaction from a we are not going to avail ourselves to technology. like card last names. i can relate to you. youwould free -- how would relate to that? >> right now we're seeing already without commercial operators being able to legally operate drones, rising every week or month i hear a story of the faa trying to shut down a commercial operator who is trying to take advantage of the technology befo
oute was a case that came in favor of the plaintiff. >> so someone could buy one right now? get a certification from the faa? >> not really. and you could buy something like a parrot ar for $300. it is a vehicle you comply by your ipad. more than likely you will not get sued over that in all likelihood. the faa does bay and the commercial use of drones today but that is set to be relaxed in 2015. then we will have an economic incentive. i think this will be a wonderful thing. i...
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a civil rights hero and although his life was cut short more than 40 years ago, his legacy is still very much alive. it is not a surprise that a hollywood heavyweight was asked to take on the challenge of portraying dr. martin luther king jr. in an upcoming biopic. oliver stone tells the "wall street journal" that jamie foxx has snagged the role. foxx is no stranger to portraying larger than life icons. he won an oscar in 2005 for his role as the late ray charles. >>> two of the most powerful forces in new york are colliding in court. culture and real estate. a group of graffiti artists are suing the owner of a long island building where their work is displayed because he plans to tear the building down. they say the landlord had given them permission to spray paint their work on the building since the early '90s and since then it has attracted graffiti artists from all over the world, but now the owner wants to turn the building into a luxury apartment building. that means the walls and artwork will have to be destroyed. the demolition has been put on hold until the court weighs in. >>>
a civil rights hero and although his life was cut short more than 40 years ago, his legacy is still very much alive. it is not a surprise that a hollywood heavyweight was asked to take on the challenge of portraying dr. martin luther king jr. in an upcoming biopic. oliver stone tells the "wall street journal" that jamie foxx has snagged the role. foxx is no stranger to portraying larger than life icons. he won an oscar in 2005 for his role as the late ray charles. >>> two of...
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some time ago, violent racism such as encountered in the south by civil rights workers, that should be a mental health diagnosis. how about the mind-set of white people who kill black people? considering all the things that happened in the last week that is uppermost in my mind and also an important part of the equation. >> i want to add that that is part of my reservation as well about public health. with the best of intentions, certainly as someone who is a member of public health and has a certain investment in its mission i don't want to set myself up as a public health basher but those assumptions kerri points out that we have to be careful of that quite often the ndp it assumption is violence and epidemiology, and we don't ever, very rarely is it invoked except today on the stage. what is going on where there is really scary white aggression on black youth for example? that would have to be part of the question and part of the answer. >> you seem to have some ideas about this. >> looking at gun violence. the numbers bear out. we have 19,000 suicides for example. we rationalize th
some time ago, violent racism such as encountered in the south by civil rights workers, that should be a mental health diagnosis. how about the mind-set of white people who kill black people? considering all the things that happened in the last week that is uppermost in my mind and also an important part of the equation. >> i want to add that that is part of my reservation as well about public health. with the best of intentions, certainly as someone who is a member of public health and...
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this is a matter of civil and human rights. >> monica: amnesty, a civil right? wow. tonight you'll hear from an immigration attorney who actually agrees with eric holder. stay tuned for that heated debate. but first -- >> a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. >> monica: u.s. intelligence now says sarin gas has been used in syria and yet our commander in chief is refusing to act. we'll examine the weakness that's being exhibited by this white house coming up next ♪ [ agent smith ] i've found software that intrigues me. it appears it's an agent of good. ge has wired their medical hardware with innovative software to be in many places at the same time. using data to connect patients to software, to nurses to the right people and machines. ♪ helping hospitals treat people even better, while dramatically reducing waiting time. now a waiting room is just a room. [ telephone ringing ] [ static warbles ] [ beeping ] red or blue? ♪ when ouwe got a subaru.s born, it's where she said her first word. (little
this is a matter of civil and human rights. >> monica: amnesty, a civil right? wow. tonight you'll hear from an immigration attorney who actually agrees with eric holder. stay tuned for that heated debate. but first -- >> a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. >> monica: u.s. intelligence now says sarin gas has been used in syria and yet our commander in chief is refusing to act. we'll examine the weakness that's...
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. >> when given an opportunity to right one of these last civil rights opportunities of our team, speaker boehner are turning their backs. >> house speaker john boehner announced increase because it could cost american jobs and frivolous lawsuits. a date has not been set yet for the bill to reach the house. >>> and reelected new jersey chris christy is on time magazine. you can see the headline says the elephant in the room, and a look at his party whose a mascot is an elephant. the magazine hit news stands this friday. >>> the mobile square company may be going public. square has been in talks with gold man sacks and morgan stanley forking it only public offering sometime in 2014 -- for its own public marketing. we have an update to a story we reported last week for you. 62 ipads and laptops that were stolen from river glen elementary school are being replaced. the save way foundation is donating 31 ipads and 31 laptops. they'll replace the items the thieves stole. >>> and staying alert and staying safe. >> eyes up, phones down, what an you understand cover cop told us to stop cell phone
. >> when given an opportunity to right one of these last civil rights opportunities of our team, speaker boehner are turning their backs. >> house speaker john boehner announced increase because it could cost american jobs and frivolous lawsuits. a date has not been set yet for the bill to reach the house. >>> and reelected new jersey chris christy is on time magazine. you can see the headline says the elephant in the room, and a look at his party whose a mascot is an...
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. >>> a coalition of civil rights groups are throw being a penalty flag tonight. they say the city and general contractors failed to hire any minority owned construction firms for the job. sounds like they're telling different story autos the city authority got a letter for civil rights saying hey, why aren't you hiring minority owned subcontractors to help build the stadium? there are plenty of minority players on the field and stands, but a local civil rights group says there are no minority owned subcontractors working on the new stadium. >> as far as we can tell there is no minority business situation. >> i am surprise aid little bit at receiving this response. >> mayor says the contracts were put out to bid following law that for bids special treatment for any group. >> did you do targeted out reach? no. the reason is that we wanted to have people coming in that they're confident to get the stadium done. >> the stadium being built by turner construction out of new york. workers didn't want to weigh in but says they did set up a list of preferred subcontractor
. >>> a coalition of civil rights groups are throw being a penalty flag tonight. they say the city and general contractors failed to hire any minority owned construction firms for the job. sounds like they're telling different story autos the city authority got a letter for civil rights saying hey, why aren't you hiring minority owned subcontractors to help build the stadium? there are plenty of minority players on the field and stands, but a local civil rights group says there are no...
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rights leader. lushes say i thought yes, yes, this is the country i know. this is the country want my daughter to grow up in. what happened on the steps of the capitol this week was in so many ways remarkable. real change. but it was also made inevitable because of the work you in this room and many across the country has done for decades. [cheers and applause] you make that happen. you make those words come out of our presidents mouth. and this year, after losing 31 times at the ballot box cut 31 times, but who's counting commit this year we won big on marriage. we beat opponents in america and one marriage equality maine, maryland and washington state. if you're from minnesota, and name, maryland or washington state come to stand up so we can applaud you. [cheers and applause] ap posted on facebook or twitter or otherwise encourage people to vote the right way, stand or raise your hand if you contributed in any way to the swing, if he gave up time or money, stand or raise your hand and let us appl
rights leader. lushes say i thought yes, yes, this is the country i know. this is the country want my daughter to grow up in. what happened on the steps of the capitol this week was in so many ways remarkable. real change. but it was also made inevitable because of the work you in this room and many across the country has done for decades. [cheers and applause] you make that happen. you make those words come out of our presidents mouth. and this year, after losing 31 times at the ballot box cut...
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and in the context of all of those iconic civil rights at the king center. a story that needs to be told, so i decided at that moment, and find out more about him. >> do you recognize her in the picture when you first saw it would did she talk to you about this experience? >> i recognized her because her children -- my mom is in a famous photograph. i didn't understand how significant that photo was until i saw it in context. >> what did you learn from her about the civil rights movement you hadn't known before? >> what was interesting is she was the southern white woman who risked it all to feed her family, her involvement in the civil rights movement. she taught me so much and her story taught me so much about courage and perseverance, the most difficult circumstances and threw her, i got interested in the entire story of the movement and i am able to read her story, a much broader story including what is also part of it. >> what inspired you to get involved in the civil rights movement in 1963? >> i had been involved in 1960 but what brought me to the mov
and in the context of all of those iconic civil rights at the king center. a story that needs to be told, so i decided at that moment, and find out more about him. >> do you recognize her in the picture when you first saw it would did she talk to you about this experience? >> i recognized her because her children -- my mom is in a famous photograph. i didn't understand how significant that photo was until i saw it in context. >> what did you learn from her about the civil...
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the lawyers committee for civil rights. and it was there that attorney general john -- i mean attorney general kennedy and lyndon johnson and all the people gathered and so many others that they created this incredible organization that was the first meeting within the office. it was this that led us where we are. but, you see, as frederick douglass said, you know, change yields only to the demand, right? and it only yields to people coming forth and seeing that if things have to change it was that we had to fight for equal aspects to public authority, job opportunity, voting rights and other fundamental rights. we have to put into place the civil rights act and put into place the 1965 voting rights act and put into place all will that we take for granted now because it didn't exist back in those days and the lawyers committee had to be part of that struggle with the legal defense fund and the aclu and so many of your arguments but as a result of that meeting that i can stand before you to talk about what we do now. we see
the lawyers committee for civil rights. and it was there that attorney general john -- i mean attorney general kennedy and lyndon johnson and all the people gathered and so many others that they created this incredible organization that was the first meeting within the office. it was this that led us where we are. but, you see, as frederick douglass said, you know, change yields only to the demand, right? and it only yields to people coming forth and seeing that if things have to change it was...
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this is a matter of civil and human rights. >> monica: amnesty, a civil right? wow. tonight you'll hear from an immigration attorney who actually agrees with eric holder. stay tuned for that heated debate. but first -- >> a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. >> monica: u.s. intelligence now says sarin gas has been used in syria and yet our commander in chief is refusing to act. we'll examine the weakness that's being exhibited by this white house coming up next ♪ free-credit-score-dot-com up in it ♪ ♪ haters best get to bloggin' ♪ so hot right now that our designer ♪ ♪ sunglasses be foggin' ♪ this crowd is classic ♪ so we play 'em like rachmaninoff ♪ ♪ just hooked 'em up with score alerts ♪ ♪now we're about to set it off ♪set it off like a score alert ♪ beep beep what? ♪if you set your phone to vibrate ♪ ♪ then it might alert your button flies all the ♪ ♪ girls and the guys wanna keep that credit score ♪ ♪ high like a private jet free-credit-score-dot-com ♪
this is a matter of civil and human rights. >> monica: amnesty, a civil right? wow. tonight you'll hear from an immigration attorney who actually agrees with eric holder. stay tuned for that heated debate. but first -- >> a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. >> monica: u.s. intelligence now says sarin gas has been used in syria and yet our commander in chief is refusing to act. we'll examine the weakness that's...
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this is a matter of civil and human rights. >> monica: amnesty, a civil right? wow. tonight you'll hear from an immigration attorney who actually agrees with eric holder. stay tuned for that heated debate. but first -- >> a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. >> monica: u.s. intelligence now says sarin gas has been used in syria and yet our commander in chief is refusing to act. we'll examine the weakness that's being exhibited by this [ engine revving ] ♪ [ male announcer ] every car we build must make adrenaline pump and pulses quicken. ♪ to help you not just stay alive.. but feel alive. the c-class is no exception. it's a mercedes-benz, through and through. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. stay top of mind with customers? from deals that bring them in with an offer... to social media promotions that turn fans into customers... to events that engage and create buzz... to e-mails that keep loyal customers coming back, our eas
this is a matter of civil and human rights. >> monica: amnesty, a civil right? wow. tonight you'll hear from an immigration attorney who actually agrees with eric holder. stay tuned for that heated debate. but first -- >> a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. >> monica: u.s. intelligence now says sarin gas has been used in syria and yet our commander in chief is refusing to act. we'll examine the weakness that's...
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there are civil rights, all americans have civil rights, all americans ought to enjoy civil rights, and whatever the court does today, we are going to move a step closer to everyone enjoying these rights. >> just to play devil's advocate, why shouldn't this be left up to states, for people in states to decide, or legislatures in states to decide state by state, rather than nationwide? >> just as we did not allow segregation to be decided state by state. it turned out that despite what the supreme court said in '54 and '55 it turned out to be pretty much that, but we didn't intend it to be that, and the supreme court didn't intend it to do that, and whatever the court does today, i don't think they'll do what i want them to do. i don't think they'll do something sweeping involving the whole nation today. but they should have done it. if they don't do it. >> it's interesting when the supreme court ended bans on interracial marriages back in the late '60s, in many parts of the country, the public seemed to have already kind of embraced that change. justice ginsburg noted that when the cour
there are civil rights, all americans have civil rights, all americans ought to enjoy civil rights, and whatever the court does today, we are going to move a step closer to everyone enjoying these rights. >> just to play devil's advocate, why shouldn't this be left up to states, for people in states to decide, or legislatures in states to decide state by state, rather than nationwide? >> just as we did not allow segregation to be decided state by state. it turned out that despite...
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college sexual assault by civil rights office on hold. approval of new home mortgages stalled. because banks and lenders can't get paperwork from the irs and social security administration. this affects 15,000 new home mortgages per day. cdc tracking of disease outbreaks. biomedical research suspended across the board and across the country in universities and hospitals from cardio reserve to oncology. 3,000 faa flight safety inspectors. and fda employees and food inspectors. that's just some of it. we also learn defense secretary chuck hagel ordered almost all 350,000 furloughed civilian employees become to work based on interpretation of military readiness. great deal is a rerun of the sequester in which we normalize something, something, severe by getting used to it over time. over time it looks more and more like the government it produces is the right-wing's ideal version of government. what is hit the hardest are things they don't want the government doing any way. as soon as the government shuts down something they care about or may hurt them they go ballistic. joining m
college sexual assault by civil rights office on hold. approval of new home mortgages stalled. because banks and lenders can't get paperwork from the irs and social security administration. this affects 15,000 new home mortgages per day. cdc tracking of disease outbreaks. biomedical research suspended across the board and across the country in universities and hospitals from cardio reserve to oncology. 3,000 faa flight safety inspectors. and fda employees and food inspectors. that's just some...
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rights. collins, more of a reflection of struggle. i guess, my point is, are we as a collective making too big of a deal of him as a symbol? >> let me be very clear. absolutely not. i was just responding to a question like compare and contrast. jackie robinson appearing in 1947 in major league baseball eight years before the montgomery busboy cotts and the start of the civil rights movement. this is different. jason collins appearing in 2014, appearing loud and proud as an active gay athlete. 2013. sorry. it is a little early. coming out in 2013 really on a wave of what's been some mammouth changes over the last several years. that's a very different dynamic in terms of this kind of presence. we are not making too big of a deal out of it. oftentimes in the sports media world, we confuse hype with substance. look at tebow, tim, as an example of that. this is one of the cases where the substance is greater than the hype. this is truly a historic moment in the world of sports. >> let me get to t
rights. collins, more of a reflection of struggle. i guess, my point is, are we as a collective making too big of a deal of him as a symbol? >> let me be very clear. absolutely not. i was just responding to a question like compare and contrast. jackie robinson appearing in 1947 in major league baseball eight years before the montgomery busboy cotts and the start of the civil rights movement. this is different. jason collins appearing in 2014, appearing loud and proud as an active gay...
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. >> at the direction of congress, the voices and experiences of the civil rights movement of the mid 20th century are being documented in an oral history project, a collaboration of the smithsonian museum of african-american history and culture. the library of congress and the southern oral history program at the university of north carolina chapel hill. in this interview we hear from marilyn hildreth who was eight years old when they infiltrated
. >> at the direction of congress, the voices and experiences of the civil rights movement of the mid 20th century are being documented in an oral history project, a collaboration of the smithsonian museum of african-american history and culture. the library of congress and the southern oral history program at the university of north carolina chapel hill. in this interview we hear from marilyn hildreth who was eight years old when they infiltrated
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this is a 60 style civil rights freedom riot reborn. these high school students are rolling ten hows through the night from detroit to the u.s. supreme court to keep affirmative action alive. there's a lot of barriers here in america, hopefully this march can give us some kind of power. >> a university can favor students applying for admission. open musicians but by state law they cannot give preferential treatment to racial minorities. michigan voters passed a resolution changing the constitution to ban affirmative action. >> some of these more qualifying wise, grades anything like that, who can take doesn't get a job, accepted because somebody is from a lower socioeconomic status, from a different area, it just don't think -- it's fair. since the law went into effect, the number of black and latino students fell by a third, the number of minority students fell behalf. the court has made it clear in earlier rulings that universities can make one factor they consider, now the u.s. supreme court can decide if voters can say no. >> i thin
this is a 60 style civil rights freedom riot reborn. these high school students are rolling ten hows through the night from detroit to the u.s. supreme court to keep affirmative action alive. there's a lot of barriers here in america, hopefully this march can give us some kind of power. >> a university can favor students applying for admission. open musicians but by state law they cannot give preferential treatment to racial minorities. michigan voters passed a resolution changing the...
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who has dedicated herself to fighting for civil rights. >> you do your best to get something done, and if it's not moving, you don't stay there and keep waiting for it to move. you go out somewhere and start pushing them to move. >> among the many roles in her storied career, she also served as president of the national organization for women. i had the privilege of sitting down with her today. miss hernandez, it's a pleasure to have you here. >> thank you so much. i'm delighted to be here. >> you know, you've lived quite a life. you've been a warrior against discrimination and inequality for so many decades. where does that drive come from? >> it actually comes from my getting angry and goes back to when i first went to howard university which is where i went to school and learned of the washington, d.c., the capital of the united states, was totally segregated. >> and what really hit that home for you? >> it was getting off the train as we got ready -- my father took me, so we were getting off the train and he was asking about how we got up to howard university. and they told him he
who has dedicated herself to fighting for civil rights. >> you do your best to get something done, and if it's not moving, you don't stay there and keep waiting for it to move. you go out somewhere and start pushing them to move. >> among the many roles in her storied career, she also served as president of the national organization for women. i had the privilege of sitting down with her today. miss hernandez, it's a pleasure to have you here. >> thank you so much. i'm...
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it wasn't civil rights. the problem is the committees in the congress were controlled by democrats who are from the south and who are racists. thank you slim, mississippi, mcclellan, the people who control the judiciary committee and they control judicial appointments. so instead of the friendly reception they thought they would get, they would be listened to, but the administration would take their recommendations and try to incorporate them later on in legislation. but until the civil rights movement for asencio, they would just simply be polite and write back and forth to themselves that these people think we're going to do this. we can't do this. so they found out and try to cooperate with the administration. but what they found out was that with the independents put into law when they were set up, which made them an independent voice, was really important and that they shouldn't try to be friendly with them administration. his job was to be a watchdog over what the administration was doing. and they lea
it wasn't civil rights. the problem is the committees in the congress were controlled by democrats who are from the south and who are racists. thank you slim, mississippi, mcclellan, the people who control the judiciary committee and they control judicial appointments. so instead of the friendly reception they thought they would get, they would be listened to, but the administration would take their recommendations and try to incorporate them later on in legislation. but until the civil rights...
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. >>> a coalition of civil rights groups are throw being a penalty flag tonight. they say the city and general contractors failed to hire any minority owned construction firms for the job. sounds like they're telling different story autos the city authority got a letter for civil rights saying hey, why aren't you hiring minority owned subcontractors to help build the stadium? there are plenty of minority players on the field and stands, but a local civil rights group says there are no minority owned subcontractors working on the new stadium. >> as far as we can tell there is no minority business situation. >> i am surprise aid little bit at receiving this response. >> mayor says the contracts were put out to bid following law that for bids special treatment for any group. >> did you do targeted out reach? no. the reason is that we wanted to have people coming in that they're confident to get the stadium done. >> the stadium being built by turner construction out of new york. workers didn't want to weigh in but says they did set up a list of preferred subcontractor
. >>> a coalition of civil rights groups are throw being a penalty flag tonight. they say the city and general contractors failed to hire any minority owned construction firms for the job. sounds like they're telling different story autos the city authority got a letter for civil rights saying hey, why aren't you hiring minority owned subcontractors to help build the stadium? there are plenty of minority players on the field and stands, but a local civil rights group says there are no...
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maybe we should talk about civil rights, civil rights, civil rights. king was taking this triple-pronged approach to injustice. he was talking about the war and economical injustices, talking about everything. an injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. >> remember what lbj passes, the legislation that is the great testament at the end of king's life is the national fair housing act. it is an act that was meant to move the civil rights movement out of the question of southern injustice, although that existed into this question of housing because housing is where economics, wealth, environmental injustice, everything has to do with us living in -- your access to education, to all of these things, has to do with where you live, so the great crowning achievement, the last one comes after his death and it's lbj and that housing act, so i think, you know, that is the legacy of king is that it's economics. >> if you think about black history, think about the voting acts right of 1965, fair housing in 1968 and then what, in terms of drama and wha
maybe we should talk about civil rights, civil rights, civil rights. king was taking this triple-pronged approach to injustice. he was talking about the war and economical injustices, talking about everything. an injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. >> remember what lbj passes, the legislation that is the great testament at the end of king's life is the national fair housing act. it is an act that was meant to move the civil rights movement out of the question of southern...
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. >> reporter: this is a 60s style civil rights freedom ride reborn. these high school students are rolling from detroit to the supreme court in washington to keep affirmative action alive. >> there are a lot of barriers here in america. >> reporter: in michigan universities can favor minorities, but by state law they can't give preferential treatment to minorities. in 2005, michigan voters passed a constitution to ban affirmative action. >> somebody who is more qualified with grades or something like that, doesn't get a job or doesn't get accepted because somebody who is from a lower socioeconomic status, different area, different race, and i just don't think that is fair. >> reporter: the number of black and latino's students fell by a third since the law went into fact. the court has made it clear that universities can make race one factor they consider. now the u.s. supreme court will decide if voters can say no. >> i think it's a very tough case for the challengers to that provision because the -- the -- there's nothing in the constitution requiri
. >> reporter: this is a 60s style civil rights freedom ride reborn. these high school students are rolling from detroit to the supreme court in washington to keep affirmative action alive. >> there are a lot of barriers here in america. >> reporter: in michigan universities can favor minorities, but by state law they can't give preferential treatment to minorities. in 2005, michigan voters passed a constitution to ban affirmative action. >> somebody who is more...
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. >> dozens of people from faith- based immigrant and civil rights groups are i a tending the meeting. they say the county needs to protect equal rights for everyone. >>> the highway patrol is looking into what caused a school bus carrying children to catch fire near sausalito. the bus was on southbound 101 near the geg bridge at 7:00 a.m -- golden gate bridge at 7:00 ally when the fire -- 7:00 a.m. when the fire started. all students got off safely and were transported to another school bus. >>> it's election day. voters in antioch are deciding whether they want to pay more in sales tax so the city can hire more police officers. supporters say a yes vote on measure c will enable the police department to hire 22 more officers by raising the sales tax by 8.5% to 9%. but opponents argue there's no guarantee the money will be used to put more officers on the streets because the sales tax money will go into the general fund. >> any council majority, present and future can use that money, those funds for anything that they want to use it for. >> we're gonna have an oversight committee on -
. >> dozens of people from faith- based immigrant and civil rights groups are i a tending the meeting. they say the county needs to protect equal rights for everyone. >>> the highway patrol is looking into what caused a school bus carrying children to catch fire near sausalito. the bus was on southbound 101 near the geg bridge at 7:00 a.m -- golden gate bridge at 7:00 ally when the fire -- 7:00 a.m. when the fire started. all students got off safely and were transported to...
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and said blacks were happy before civil rights. now the network has decided to bring robertson back to the show releasing a statement that says, "duck dynasty" is not a show about one man's views. it resonates with a large audience because it is a show about family, a family that america has come to love. as you might have seen in many episodes, they come together to reflect and pray for unity, tolerance and forgiveness. in the meantime, lbgt released this statement in response, "phil robertson should look african-american and gay people in the eyes and hear about the hurtful impact of praising jim crow laws and comparing gay people to terrorists. if dialogue with phil is not the next steps, then they have chosen profits over african-american and gay people, especially its employees and viewers. the series resumes filming in the spring, alex. >> i'm curious. have you heard anybody say this was all a great publicity stunt. because really he didn't miss any filming did he? >> no. the suspension only lasted a week. this was a standoff
and said blacks were happy before civil rights. now the network has decided to bring robertson back to the show releasing a statement that says, "duck dynasty" is not a show about one man's views. it resonates with a large audience because it is a show about family, a family that america has come to love. as you might have seen in many episodes, they come together to reflect and pray for unity, tolerance and forgiveness. in the meantime, lbgt released this statement in response,...
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and many of our landmark civil rights decisions are fresh enough that the voices of their champions still echo. even as the world that proceeds them becomes less and less familiar. i believe that in 2013 doma and opposition to marriage equality are vestiges of such an unfamiliar society. americans have been at this sort of a crossroads often enough to recognize the right path. we understand that while our laws may be at times lagging behind our best natures, in the end they catch up to our core values. 150 years ago, in the midst of the civil war, president abraham lincoln concluded a message to congress by posing the very question we face today. it is not can any of us imagine better, but can we all do better? the answer, of course, and always, yes. >>> republican hopes of taking back the senate may be getting a little brighter after democratic senator carl levin of michigan announced he will not seek re-election. the 78-year-old who chairs the armed services committee says he wants to continue serving his country, but did not want to deal with the distraction of another campaign. as the
and many of our landmark civil rights decisions are fresh enough that the voices of their champions still echo. even as the world that proceeds them becomes less and less familiar. i believe that in 2013 doma and opposition to marriage equality are vestiges of such an unfamiliar society. americans have been at this sort of a crossroads often enough to recognize the right path. we understand that while our laws may be at times lagging behind our best natures, in the end they catch up to our core...
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i think that marijuana prohibition in our country is one of the biggest, if not the biggest civil rights issue of our day. and i think the marijuana laws are heinous. that's one of the reasons why i do what i do. we're service providers. under california law we have the right to collect and produce marijuana for medical use for qualified patients. we do the labor for people who are too sick and can't do it for themselves. there are other aspects in the show you'll see. some of the lines can get kind of blurry sometimes because you have the cartels. anything can happen. but you just have to take your chances. that's all. >> mike, are you doing anything illegal and if so, are you concerned about being on tv? >> yes. and no. but it's tempered by my conviction what i'm doing is the right thing. if someone is not willing to exhibit a little civil disobedience and give people a reason why and give them an education about how and why these laws need to change. >>> i love how this video starts with a warning saying don't attempt it. it's stupid. who would write something like this? our old frien
i think that marijuana prohibition in our country is one of the biggest, if not the biggest civil rights issue of our day. and i think the marijuana laws are heinous. that's one of the reasons why i do what i do. we're service providers. under california law we have the right to collect and produce marijuana for medical use for qualified patients. we do the labor for people who are too sick and can't do it for themselves. there are other aspects in the show you'll see. some of the lines can get...
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around the time when i came out and it has been a real important civil rights issue for a really long time so i have just cared about it for a really long time and i want to be here for that. >> tell me what you are going to do for the the next 4 days. >> i have entertainment and my computer and friends who will visit me and stay warm and have snacks and books, so and hopefully the time will go by fast. today has already been going by fast. >> jason good luck to you. >> thank you. >> someone at the front of the line told me they got here yesterday at 4:00. they are in for a chilly weekend tory, there is snow actually in the forecast later this weekend. reporting live outside the supreme court jack lesson fell, ktvu channel 2 news. >> wow, all right, thank you. >>> over the next few months u.s. district courts in northern california will be taking 5 days off to deal with budget cutbacks. the courts in san francisco and san jose will be closed on the first friday of every month from may through september. the court in oakland will close the first monday from may through august. it will
around the time when i came out and it has been a real important civil rights issue for a really long time so i have just cared about it for a really long time and i want to be here for that. >> tell me what you are going to do for the the next 4 days. >> i have entertainment and my computer and friends who will visit me and stay warm and have snacks and books, so and hopefully the time will go by fast. today has already been going by fast. >> jason good luck to you. >>...
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they think it's either the civil rights issue of our time, which i don't, or they think it's the end of western civilization which i don't. people aren't trying to score political points, average people they want to get on with their lives. i am not appealing to the far left or far right but the sensible center. >> heather: so turning it to a private right. it would not be an easy task. >> it wouldn't be easy. what we're going to lead in is battles over gay marriage could be a problem because supreme court justice mentioned where do you stop? people want more than one wife, more than one husband? where do we draw the line? by taking this into the private realm and saying, of course, government has a role. you can't have a master slave contract. you can't marry your brother or sister, there is certainly things government would prevent. let's change the tax code to a flat tax so that gets rid of the marriage benefits and penalties. let's try to do as much possible take government out of having a good housekeeping seal of approval for whether you are married or not. that would be a star
they think it's either the civil rights issue of our time, which i don't, or they think it's the end of western civilization which i don't. people aren't trying to score political points, average people they want to get on with their lives. i am not appealing to the far left or far right but the sensible center. >> heather: so turning it to a private right. it would not be an easy task. >> it wouldn't be easy. what we're going to lead in is battles over gay marriage could be a...
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liberties, civil rights, legal, and other policy issues. lou: thank you very much. troubling expansion of drone use. thank you. fox news chief intelligence correspondents. much more on the expansion of the domestic front program. we will take that up with the "a-team" coming up next. president obama's says he does not want your guns. every other democrat certainly seems to. that story is next. detroit is the worst and i bad company. we take it up with the "a-team." and the continuing case of the sensitivity trader at the department of agriculture. it gets even more sensitive. the story is coming right up. [beep] [indistinct chatter] [kids talking at once] [speaking foreign language] [heart beating] [heartbeat continues] [faint singing] [heartbeat, music playing louder] ♪ i'm feeling better since you know me ♪ ♪ i was a lonely soul, but that's the old me... ♪ announcer: this song was created with heartbeats of children in ne. find out how it can help frontline health workers bring hope to millions of children at everybeatmatters.org.
liberties, civil rights, legal, and other policy issues. lou: thank you very much. troubling expansion of drone use. thank you. fox news chief intelligence correspondents. much more on the expansion of the domestic front program. we will take that up with the "a-team" coming up next. president obama's says he does not want your guns. every other democrat certainly seems to. that story is next. detroit is the worst and i bad company. we take it up with the "a-team." and the...
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and civil liberties oversight board which i am ashamed to admit i had never heard of. apparently the president hadn't either. it started in 2004, but this was its first meeting under president obama. is that the way to address, and doesn't have to be the only way, to address the public's concern about government surveillance? >> no, of course not. chris for those keeping track at home, it is pcon. >> as in lincoln. about which you wrote a book. >> this thing has been bumping around since 2004, reconstituted once. according to ap, as of may this year, the incoming chairman didn't have security clearance and they had no room to meet in. this has all the meaning and consequence of eric holder's meeting with reporters after ap and james rosen subpoenas, which is to say none at all. >> meanwhile, the nsa director general keith alexander recently told lawmakers that up to 50 pl plots had been thwarted by those government surveillance programs, he promised he would go back to lawmakers with details. so far, not a word from him to congress. i have to assume they're going to de
and civil liberties oversight board which i am ashamed to admit i had never heard of. apparently the president hadn't either. it started in 2004, but this was its first meeting under president obama. is that the way to address, and doesn't have to be the only way, to address the public's concern about government surveillance? >> no, of course not. chris for those keeping track at home, it is pcon. >> as in lincoln. about which you wrote a book. >> this thing has been bumping...
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american society comes civil engineers eviscerating of d+. with 15% unemployment. it's a no-brainer to have more investment international infrastructure to be more competitive against our major trading partners here. we should do that right now. second, i believe we should take action with respect to the long-term. we need to build on reforms are made in the affordable care act to begin to bring down the overall cost of health care. moving away from a fee-for-service because the fee-for-service system is one of the worst designed. the center for american progress, bipartisan policy committee, brookings today have all come out with ideas by reducing overall cost in the health care system. not simply shifting those costs off the medicare books onto the backs of seniors, which is that the voucher proposal would do. so i welcome that moves. the president builds on those ideas. some of the ideas in the president's budget are more controversial and have some subsidies can learn with them and we can talk more about those. the overall thrust of the president's budget is a
american society comes civil engineers eviscerating of d+. with 15% unemployment. it's a no-brainer to have more investment international infrastructure to be more competitive against our major trading partners here. we should do that right now. second, i believe we should take action with respect to the long-term. we need to build on reforms are made in the affordable care act to begin to bring down the overall cost of health care. moving away from a fee-for-service because the fee-for-service...
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rights charges. but one big hurdle is that the fbi has already concluded that zimmerman showed no signs of racial bias at any time in his life before the shooting of trayvon martin. >>> senate leaders will meet tomorrow to decide the fate of the filibuster. harry reid says he's ready to employ the so-called nuclear option in order to get some of president obama's judicial nominees confirmed. that could park a major republican backlash and delay almost all other legislation in the senate. >>> and asiana airlines says it will sue ktvu in the bay area. that station fwell for a prank and aired fake names of what was supposedly the crew of the flight that crash landed. the report became an instant viral sensation making ktvu the object of national ridicule. the station has apologized, but asiana says the report has gee fam defamed the airline. that is the latest that we know so far. >> i'm going to say something i rarely talk about my own industry because i've made more mistakes than probably a lot of peo
rights charges. but one big hurdle is that the fbi has already concluded that zimmerman showed no signs of racial bias at any time in his life before the shooting of trayvon martin. >>> senate leaders will meet tomorrow to decide the fate of the filibuster. harry reid says he's ready to employ the so-called nuclear option in order to get some of president obama's judicial nominees confirmed. that could park a major republican backlash and delay almost all other legislation in the...
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these women laid the foundation for the civil rights movement of the 60s. they and many other african-american women believed there was no better time to demand equality. the world without war to defeat fascism. black men and women were risking their lives in dangerous war-torn countries. some gave their life for a country that denies the basic rates. what better time to demand an end to racism? doubled the trees signify the struggle of african-americans who are are fighting for the river fascism and river discrimination a home during the war years. the term also took on meaning for african-american women who file for the river sexism and racism. over the past 70 years, we were to recognize the heroes of world war ii. their stories of courage and sacrifice have been told that preserved for future generations. many of the contributions of african-american women who broke her extraordinary barriers in order to serve their country had not been celebrated. i hope in writing about some of those experiences is that workers are raised will be uncovered, remembered
these women laid the foundation for the civil rights movement of the 60s. they and many other african-american women believed there was no better time to demand equality. the world without war to defeat fascism. black men and women were risking their lives in dangerous war-torn countries. some gave their life for a country that denies the basic rates. what better time to demand an end to racism? doubled the trees signify the struggle of african-americans who are are fighting for the river...
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that man ultimately lost his right eye as a result. what's interesting about this, though, is at the time he went to police, did not name names, certainly did not name hernandez's name and there were never any charges filed. there was another incident much earlier in 2007 in gainesville, two men were shot. hernandez was a student at the university of florida at the time. again in this case he was brought in for questioning very briefly by police, fred. in this case there were never any charges filed. >> no investigators coming and going from his home at this juncture? >> reporter: no. what's interesting about this, fred, is that the information over the past 24 hours has pretty much dried up. so that has largely left us what what we like to call house watch here, outside hernandez's home in massachusetts. last we saw within the past hour or so a silver car carrying two women left. they picked up the mail. within the past couple minutes they came back with what appeared to be lunch. but other than that, there hasn't been much activity.
that man ultimately lost his right eye as a result. what's interesting about this, though, is at the time he went to police, did not name names, certainly did not name hernandez's name and there were never any charges filed. there was another incident much earlier in 2007 in gainesville, two men were shot. hernandez was a student at the university of florida at the time. again in this case he was brought in for questioning very briefly by police, fred. in this case there were never any charges...